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Red Sox Roster Moves Send Prospects to PawSox
Middlebrooks, the Red Sox' No. 1 prospect according to "Baseball America," will open the season in Pawtucket. (Kelly O'Connor)
The Red Sox today announced that they have reassigned four players to minor league camp and have optioned another four players to minor league camp.
Outfielder Che-Hsuan Lin and third baseman Will Middlebrooks were optioned to Pawtucket, while left-handed pitcher Drake Britton and second baseman Oscar Tejeda were optioned to Double-A Portland. In order for a player to be “optioned” they must be a member of the club’s 40-man roster. Although these players will be participating in minor league camp, they can still be called on to play in a “big league” Spring Training game if needed.
The players “reassigned” are right-handed pitchers Tony Pena Jr., Chorye Spoone, and Alex Wilson, along with outfielder Juan Carlos Linares.
With today’s moves, the Red Sox now have 56 players in Big League Camp, including 36 players from the 40-man roster, two players on 60-day disabled list and 18 non-roster invitees.
Dan was courtside for the Bearcats 65-59 win over Texas today. (The Enquirer/Jeff Swinger)
On a separate note, congrats to my predecessor Dan Hoard, the “Voice of the Cincinnati Bearcats.” The ‘Cats downed No. 11 Texas earlier this afternoon to move on to the third round of the NCAA Tournament. Dan will now get to call Cincinnati’s game against the winner of the (3) Florida State vs. (14) St. Bonaventure game. Although I’m rooting for Dan, I have FSU moving on to the Sweet 16 in my bracket. So far I’ve been wrong on VCU, UConn, San Diego St., and Harvard.
I’ll be leaving this Sunday for Spring Training in Ft. Myers and will be there for a week. You can follow me on twitter for updates throughout each day while I’m soaking up the sun and trying to get an interview from anyone who looks important. Of course, I’ll have plenty of updates posted here.
Can’t wait to get there … Talk with you then.
-AG
@aaronmgoldsmith
agoldsmith@pawsox.com
PawSox Roster Projection
Since Grapefruit League play officially kicks off this afternoon, what better time than to try and guess what the PawSox Opening Day roster will look like. We won’t know the actual roster until a couple weeks before April 5, but the good folks at MLBDepthCharts.com have already given it a guess.
Here’s what they came up with:
Pojected Starting Lineup (*indicates left-handed batter **indicates switch-hitter)
1 CF Che-Hsuan Lin
2 2B Brad Emaus
3 1B Lars Anderson*
4 C Ryan Lavarnway
5 3B Will Middlebrooks
6 RF Josh Kroeger*
7 DH Mauro Gomez
8 LF Alex Hassan
9 SS Jose Iglesias
If Jose Iglesias breaks camp with the PawSox, he likely won't be with the club for very long. (Kelly O'Connor)
Projected Bench
C Luis Exposito
C Max St. Pierre
IF Pedro Ciriaco
IF/OF Tony Thomas
OF Juan Carlos Linares
OF Daniel Nava**
OF Jason Repko
I have great memories of watching Danieal Nava play in Portland during the 2009 season. (Kelly O'Connor)
Projected Starting Rotation
1 RHP Ross Ohlendorf
2 RHP Vicente Padilla
3 RHP Clay Mortensen
4 RHP Alex Wilson
5 RHP Carlos Silva
6 RHP Brandon Duckworth
7 RHP John Maine
Brandon Duckworth will once again give some stability and veteran leadership to the PawSox rotation in 2012. (Kelly O'Connor)
Projected Bullpen
CL RHP Scott Atchison
SU RHP Junichi Tazawa
SU RHP Tony Peña, Jr.
MID RHP Chris Carpenter
MID LHP Jesse Carlson
MID RHP Sean White
MID LHP Justin Thomas
MID RHP Will Inman
MID RHP Justin Germano
LR RHP Doug Mathis
Junichi Tazawa, who entered the Red Sox system in 2009 with so much hype and promise, pitched in Salem, Portland, Pawtucket, and Boston last season. (Kelly O'Connor)
Projecting a roster at the start of Spring Training is never easy, but it’s still fun (when someone else gives) it a try. Enjoy the Red Sox game this afternoon and have a great rest of your weekend.
-AG
@aaronmgoldsmith
agoldsmith@pawsox.com
